Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101443.015 - Employee amputates fingers when cleaning a tuna filler machi

Accident Summary Nr: 101443.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 12/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282606.015	12/11/2017		311712	Tri-Union Seafoods, Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282756.015	12/11/2017		561320	Selecsource Staffing Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:58 p.m. on December 1, 2017, an employee was using a hose to clean off an infeed loin conveyor of a tuna filler between varieties of tuna. The employee placed his hand 16 inches under the existing guard to remove a piece of tuna. The employee's hand contacted the reciprocating cutting blade that is located at the end of the conveyor. The employee's right middle and index fingertips were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Conveyor, Finger, Food Preparation, Housekeeping

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury
1	1282606.015	29	F	Non Hospitalized injury
2	1282756.015	29	F	Non Hospitalized injury
3	1282756.015	29	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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